[nonostantement #232] smartphones vs memory / breath / racist algorithms
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This is the newsletter where I send you all the links to the most interesting things I find during the week while working online.Some piano soundtrack: Keith Jarrett Trio - I Fall In Love Too Easily aaaand Bataille de piano: Gonzales vs. Zygel
#PEOPLE
Genetics of Sexual Behavior
We — an international team of scientists who specialize in human genetics — set out to study the role of genetics in shaping sexual behavior by using information provided by nearly half a million research participants. Here we describe the rationale, methodology, and findings of the largest study of same-sex sexual behavior to date[Video] - Making $20K/Month Selling Street Cocktails in NYC | Side Hustles
He coaches high school basketball and works in video production —and also sells spiked juice all over New York City in an effort to build a brand empire. In this episode of SIDE HUSTLES, meet Amseshem as he struggles to keep selling drinks during COVID and hold onto his multimillion-dollar brandIs your smartphone ruining your memory? A special report on the rise of ‘digital amnesia’
‘I can’t remember anything’ is a common complaint these days. But is it because we rely so heavily on our smartphones? And do the endless alerts and distractions stop us forming new memories?Covid learning loss has been a global disaster
Millions of children are still out of school. The costs are stacking upWhose breath are you breathing?
How much of the air you're breathing is air someone else exhaled? And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be?[Video] - Mark Humphries presents the awful news | 7.30
Between the pandemic, the floods and crises abroad, it can sometimes feel like a relentless stream of bad news. In response satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams have created a somewhat more frank news bulletin reflecting these challenging times.
#TECH
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
The auto industry is racing towards a future full of microtransactions
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#SOCIALMEDIA
mymind is the extension for your mind.
A private place to save your most precious notes, images, quotes and highlights. Enhanced by AI to help you remember without wasting time on categorizing & organizing.The all-conquering quaver
TikTok’s rivals are nervous. Governments are suspicious. A billion users are glued to their screensMelbourne woman ‘dehumanised’ by viral TikTok filmed without her consent
Maree describes being given flowers by Harrison Pawluk in a ‘random act of kindness’ video as ‘patronising’.
#ART
[Video] - [Isle of the Dead] VR experience (Steam-PC) htc vive
@studiosanderpatelski
Architecture and design from Amsterdam. Classic modernist facades, interiors and geometric compositions.
#THEDARKSIDE
China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat
The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China.This Is the Code the FBI Used to Wiretap the World
Motherboard is publishing parts of the code for the Anom encrypted messaging app, which was secretly managed by the FBI in order to monitor organized crime on a global scale.Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions, clients say
Seven Iranians say used Binance for crypto after U.S. reimposed Iran sanctionsRacist Algorithms Are Making Robots Racist Too
Researchers show that large AI models are threatening to bring racist and sexist bias into the realm of robotics.Amazon’s Ring gave a record amount of doorbell footage to the government in 2021
Ring, the maker of internet-connected video doorbells and security cameras, said in its latest transparency report that it turned over a record amount of doorbell footage and other information to U.S. authorities last year.[In Italian] - Uno studio calcola quanto gli algoritmi influenzano il dibattito pubblico in Italia
Il progetto Algocount spiega come funzionano gli algoritmi di raccomandazione dei contenuti di informazione in Italia. Con un'inedita rappresentazione artistica
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